On May 11, 2023, Wilson Purchasing purchased $23,000 of merchandise from Happy Sales; terms 2/10, n/90, FOB

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On May 11, 2023, Wilson Purchasing purchased $23,000 of merchandise from Happy Sales; terms 2/10, n/90, FOB Happy Sales. The cost of the goods to Happy was $18,000. Wilson paid $1,300 to Express Shipping Service for the delivery charges on the merchandise on May 11. On May 12, Wilson returned $3,600 of goods to Happy Sales, which restored them to inventory. The returned goods had cost Happy $2,800. On May 20, Wilson mailed a cheque to Happy for the amount owed on that date. Happy received and recorded the cheque on May 21.


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a. Present the journal entries that Wilson Purchasing should record for these transactions. Assume that Wilson uses a perpetual inventory system.
b. Present the journal entries that Happy Sales should record for these transactions. Assume that Happy uses a perpetual inventory system.


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Assume that the buyer, Wilson Purchasing, borrowed enough cash to pay the balance on the last day of the discount period at an annual interest rate of 4% and paid it back on the last day of the credit period. Calculate how much the buyer saved by following this strategy. Use a 365-day year and round all calculations to the nearest whole cent.

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Fundamental Accounting Principles Volume 1

ISBN: 9781260881325

17th Canadian Edition

Authors: Kermit D. Larson, Heidi Dieckmann, John Harris

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